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Asthma Causes Nearly 13 Million Missed School Days Each Year
Patch.com Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the US, affecting nearly one in 12 people, particularly low-income and minority households. It is also one of the most common diseases for children, with nearly 7 million children suffering from … Innovative Breakthrough Treatment for Asthma Boston Scientific Supports Asthma Awareness Month With Donation to Asthma … |
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 Green Prophet |
Estimated costs of environmental disease in children at $76.6 billion per year
EurekAlert (press release) Leonardo Trasande, MD, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, analyzed the costs of conditions – including lead poisoning, childhood cancer, asthma, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity … Environmental Pollution Poses Costs to Children and Economy $76B in Pediatric Healthcare Costs Linked to Environmental Factors Annual Health Care Costs Rise Dramatically, Says New Study |
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 Daily Mail |
Food allergies cost $500 million a year, study says
msnbc.com For instance, an emergency department visit for a food allergy cost $553, while previous studies have found that a visit to the emergency room for asthma cost $345. "We're not really sure why that is," Holdford said. The results could mean that people … Early solid foods tied to lower peanut allergy risk Starting solid foods BEFORE four months could cut risk of peanut allergy |
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 Daily Mail |
Asthma now costs economy $56bn a year as sufferer figures rise 12 per cent
Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter A 12 per cent rise in the number of asthma sufferers has left the government baffled. Almost 25 million Americans now suffer from the chronic respiratory disease – a figure which is up from 20 million in 2001, despite a cutback … Asthma Affects 4.3 Million More People In 8 Years In USA Number of Americans With Asthma Keeps Rising Asthma Rates Are Rising In The US |
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Richmond named “Asthma Capital” for the second straight year
Examiner.com Richmond was recently awarded the title of “Asthma Capital” of the United States for the second straight year by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. As if this honor wasn't enough, Virginia Beach also fell into the top 10 most “challenging” … Escalating costs of allergy relief |
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MediciNova Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
TradersHuddle.com The decrease in research and development expenses primarily related to the completion of the clinical trial evaluating MN-221 at planned escalating doses in patients with severe acute exacerbations of asthma treated in emergency departments in 2009 and … |
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Long term (5 Year) safety of bronchial thermoplasty: Asthma Intervention …
7thSpace Interactive (press release) Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic procedure that improves asthma control by reducing excess airway smooth muscle. Treated patients have been … |
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 The Age |
A Marathon a Day Keeps the Asthma Away: For a Full Year
TakePart – Inspiration to Action (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) The aptly, if not imaginatively, nicknamed "Marathon Man" suffered from childhood asthma, and doctors had warned him to steer … The Marathon Man: 365 Marathons in 365 Days For Asthma Sufferer Former asthma sufferer runs 365 marathons in a year Stefaan Engels, Belgian runner, didn't always feel like running, but would do … |
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 Boston Globe |
Former asthma sufferer runs 365 marathons in a year
Independent A 49-year-old former asthma sufferer set a Guinness World Record yesterday after crossing the finishing line of his 365th marathon in a year. … Marathon Man: Belgian Finishes 365th Straight Race |
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School year asthma risk
Maribyrnong Weekly PARENTS of children with asthma should prepare action plans to counter an expected spike in asthma cases at the start of the school year. … |
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